VIRTUAL EVENT: Contesting neoliberalism in global early childhood education

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Reflecting on its hegemony, our speakers explore possibilities for resisting, refusing, and contesting neoliberalism in post-pandemic contexts of ECE.

The following questions will be discussed in this seminar:

• How does neoliberalism manifest and shape ECE in different contexts across the globe? 
• What are the challenges that ECE faces under the regime of neoliberalism in various societies? 
• What opportunities are possible in a post COVID-19 era to contest neoliberalism for social justice and equity in global ECE?

Speakers

• Dr Vina Adriany, Head, Centre for Gender and Childhood Studies, Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia
• Professor Michael A. Peters, Distinguished Professor, Beijing Normal University, China
• Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education, UCL Institute of Education, UK
• Chair: Dr Yuwei Xu, Research Fellow, Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education, UCL Institute of Education, UK.

Links

• Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education
• Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

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